Perhaps until the referee blew the whistle to end the match, Chelsea players could not stop being excited after the unimaginable overcome against Ajax Armsterdam.
As expected, a match between the two teams with many young talents and dedicated playing style brought 8 goals and excitement to those watching.
Chelsea were once trailing 1-4 and seemed to have no hope. However, with the brave spirit that Lampard passed on to his students, The Blues made the fans proud.
3 goals from the 63rd to 74th minutes were scored by Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Reece James like a bucket of cold water poured straight into Ajax's ambition of 3 points away from home. Ajax let the home team equalize partly because they received 2 red cards (Daley Blind and Joel Veltman in the 68th and 69th minutes), so there were only 9 players on the field.
The 4-4 draw suddenly turned Group H into a real "group of death" when all 3 teams had 7 points after 4 matches. Because in the match at the same time, Valencia with home advantage crushed Lille to 4-1.
Ajax Armsterdam once again showed the sublimation of young stars but along with that was often seen the courage and fragility. Last season, they also lost to Tottenham due to the away goal rule in the semi-finals with the same scenario. Perhaps Erik ten Hag's team has not been able to learn from the upcoming journey.
As for Chelsea, this draw like a win helped them still top Group H thanks to a goal difference. In the remaining 2 matches against Valencia and Lille, everything is still under control.
Results of matches on the night of November 5
Barcelona 0-0 Slavia
Zenit 0-2 Leipzig
Liverpool 2-1 Genk
Napoli 1-1 Salzburg
Valencia 4-1 Lille
Lyon 3-1 Benfica
Chelsea 4-4 Ajax
Dortmund 3-2 Inter Milan